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South Africa vs Australia WTC Final 2025 Weather Report: As per weather reports, the threat of rain looms large on the fourth day of the ongoing WTC summit clash, which is being held at Lord's and especially for South Africa, who are inching closer towards winning the ICC title. They are just 69 runs short from scripting history but rain might play a spoilsport on the fourth day, which might otherwise prevent the Proteas from scripting history.

As per Accuweather.com, Saturday morning would experience 'sunny periods and a passing shower'. The precipitation will be around 55 percent in the morning session and there will be 60 percent cloud cover and the wind gusts will be blowing at 48km/hr. A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued during 7 pm Friday and 6 am Saturday. The weather conditions on Friday were quite favorable for the match to be held but it won't remain the same on the fourth day and thus might ruin plans for the Temba Bavuma-led side.

South Africa was 213/2 at stumps on the third day while chasing a target of 282 runs, on the back of a brilliant partnership stitched by skipper Temba Bavuma and skipper Aiden Markram. Earlier Australia's tailenders Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood helped the team post a respectable target by building a record 10th wicket partnership and at one point it looked like the Aussies had an upper hand. But then South Africa made a brilliant comeback.

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Aiden Markram scored a brilliant hundred and Bavuma scored a gritty half-century, despite suffering from a hamstring injury, turning the tide in their favor. Bavuma, who was dropped after scoring just two runs and was seen struggling, took the pain of his injury on his stride. At the same time, Markram proved his naysayers wrong after getting dismissed on a duck during the first innings and thus took the Australian bowlers Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, and Lyon to the cleaners.

South Africa needed just 69 runs to win the match on the fourth day, with eight wickets remaining, and are on the verge of scripting history. But then the threat of rain looms large. If the Temba Bavuma-led side does intend to lift the elusive Test mace, then they would hope that the rain gods are a little kinder to them.